Are you scared of sitting beside people you don't know?

[Strategy]

This morning I was at the doctors, waiting in the waiting room. It was almost full, every seat was taken except for one seat beside this perfectly normal looking lady.

A bit later, one guy enters. He looks at the seat, he is thinking about sitting there, but decides not too for some reason. Instead, he STANDS near the counter, looking completely awkward. So, as you can imagine, everyone is staring at him and wondering why he isn't sitting beside the lady. I wonder how the lady felt.

Anyways, I see this all the time at other places, for example, at Wonderland, people don't want to sit near others when they go on the rides.

Also, at the bus stop, people prefer to stand than sit down, because there is a chance someone might get on the bus and sit beside someone.

I've even seen people get up and stand when someone comes to sit beside them on the bus.. how awkward is that...

[Squally425]

To some, sitting right beside someone is a violation of their own privacy space.
Some also feel that sitting right beside someone else is a violation not only of their own but someone else's private space.

Regardless, blame the conditioning that we've been through.
Similarly, watch the public transportation seating patterns.

I've been on it enough to guess 80 - 90% of the time where a person just getting on a bus would sit.

To answer your question though:
I don't find it a problem to sit beside a person I do not know.
As long as you don't sit down thinking its awkward, you wouldn't accidentally broadcast on your facial expression that you're worried about anything.

[ndrew029]

I can understand not wanting to sit beside anyone in the doctor's office of all places, where you don't know what disease or illness everyone has.

In terms of public transit, it's about comfort and not fear. Everyone loves their personal space and nobody wants to get stuck sitting beside some lard butt, a sick person, or someone with objectionable breath or BO. It's common to see someone move to another seat if they don't have to sit beside someone. In fact, it's common courtesy because it gives two or more people more room. You should see how fast people dash to the three single seats on the bus!

[tet8suo]

People might also choose not to sit right next to a a big person where there is a possibility of shoulder touching.

[hitman_24]

personally i would rather stand then sit directly next to someone, just personal preference, has nothing to do with fear

[AzN_RiverdaleCI]

if a hot chick sits beside me that I do not know I wouldn't mind because she's a hot chick.

[cooolway]

I sit with other guys with no problem. I have trouble doing that with girls. I also dislike people who choose not to sit with strangers. Makes the community colder and not livelier as it should be.

[dubey]

No fatties or people with bad hygiene, otherwise I don't care who I sit beside.

[amz155]

I think its a North American obsession with personal space.

You see it on public transit all the time. When the bus/subway car, whatever, starts to fill up people will first start picking seats so that they are quite far away from each other. Then people will sloloy start picking the seats that are a bit closer to someone. And finally people are forced to.....gasp!......sit directly beside someone they don't know....gasp!.....and maybe even have their clothes or bodies lightly touching. I really don't see what the big deal is....I don't see why people are so paranoid about having someone sit/stand right next to them.

In other countries, people have no issues with placing themselves right next to someone they dont know, on public transport, lets say. From my experience, some cultures don't find it weird at all.

I remember in university, a professor was talking about the above bus example I mentioned and told us about a certain country (can't remember exactly but not in the developed world) where it would be considered an insult to get onto a bus and NOT sit right next to the only person on there.

[jin9826]

yea.

http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/news/story.html?id=5e5e949c-989a-47f7-86da-53801510af24

*shivers*

if travelling alone on plane, i ALWAYS get aisle seat. so that i can move more to the left and not touch the person next to me.

lol i feel sorry for ppl with crowded subway systems (ex. Japan).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjJ3g_wv8H0

[originalnutta]

No, im from Toronto.

[Lovable]

Given I use to take public transit (during rush hour), no.

With that said though, if I'm not getting a good vibe though, obviously I'll try to avoid sitting near that person.

[hitman_24]

so if there were plenty of open seats would you choose to sit directly next to someone? i wouldnt, but if there were only single seats left then there no choice

my peeve is when some people feel the need to spark up a conversation


I think its a North American obsession with personal space.

You see it on public transit all the time. When the bus/subway car, whatever, starts to fill up people will first start picking seats so that they are quite far away from each other. Then people will sloloy start picking the seats that are a bit closer to someone. And finally people are forced to.....gasp!......sit directly beside someone they don't know....gasp!.....and maybe even have their clothes or bodies lightly touching. I really don't see what the big deal is....I don't see why people are so paranoid about having someone sit/stand right next to them.

In other countries, people have no issues with placing themselves right next to someone they dont know, on public transport, lets say. From my experience, some cultures don't find it weird at all.

I remember in university, a professor was talking about the above bus example I mentioned and told us about a certain country (can't remember exactly but not in the developed world) where it would be considered an insult to get onto a bus and NOT sit right next to the only person on there.

[avp77]

Maybe the person just wanted to save the last empty seat for the next person that'll come in? If there's only one open seat in a situation like that, I'll often figure that someone will come by that needs it more than me.

[Strategy]

Maybe the person just wanted to save the last empty seat for the next person that'll come in? If there's only one open seat in a situation like that, I'll often figure that someone will come by that needs it more than me.

That's possible, but this person just seemed incredibly awkward about it, like he was going to take it, then got scared when the lady looked at her, and decided to stay back. Kind of embarrassing if you ask me, since everyone was looking at him.

[jp06]

For me, i don't care who i sit beside or who sits beside me except for those who have bad hygiene (serious body odour, bad breath, sweating all over). And those are valid reasons not to sit beside them because you'd be suffering if you choose to tolerate it.

[UrbanPoet]

PErhaps... you'd have less problems if you just make a realistic farting noise with your lips when someone comes near you.

[amz155]

so if there were plenty of open seats would you choose to sit directly next to someone? i wouldnt, but if there were only single seats left then there no choice

my peeve is when some people feel the need to spark up a conversation

No I didn't say that. I'm just saying that's how most people are conditioned to behave because of social norms in NA. I'd personally take whatever seat was closest to the door I planned to eventually exit from.

[pablonutribar]

my peeve is when some people feel the need to spark up a conversation

Yes, God forbid you should socially interact with people you don't know. Friendliness is such a pain in the arse anyways, right?

[nuberific]

Sometimes I'll stand in public transit with seats available because I just plain don't feel like sitting (like if I was sitting all day at work). But nowadays I'm fat and lazy and almost always sit.

What I do find really annoying is those people that sit on the outside seat of a two seater in the bus/streetcar/subway when it's crowded and no one is sitting inside. Next time I should wiggle through them into the inside seat and fart on my way in.

[jackwest]

This morning I was at the doctors, waiting in the waiting room. It was almost full, every seat was taken except for one seat beside this perfectly normal looking lady.

A bit later, one guy enters. He looks at the seat, he is thinking about sitting there, but decides not too for some reason. Instead, he STANDS near the counter, looking completely awkward. So, as you can imagine, everyone is staring at him and wondering why he isn't sitting beside the lady. I wonder how the lady felt.

Anyways, I see this all the time at other places, for example, at Wonderland, people don't want to sit near others when they go on the rides.

Also, at the bus stop, people prefer to stand than sit down, because there is a chance someone might get on the bus and sit beside someone.

I've even seen people get up and stand when someone comes to sit beside them on the bus.. how awkward is that...

this situation is completely different than what the title of your post suggests

personally, i would just as well stand up in a clinic situation as opposed to snuggling up to ms. swine flu and mr. yellow fever

[Ottomaddox]

This morning I was at the doctors, waiting in the waiting room. It was almost full, every seat was taken except for one seat beside this perfectly normal looking lady.

A bit later, one guy enters. He looks at the seat, he is thinking about sitting there, but decides not too for some reason. Instead, he STANDS near the counter, looking completely awkward. So, as you can imagine, everyone is staring at him and wondering why he isn't sitting beside the lady. I wonder how the lady felt.


I bet he was there to get his ointment 'script for hemorrhoids renewed.

[BananaHunter]

I take the subway to work and my only fear is sitting next to a fat person. I find it extremely uncomfortable. There are lots of fat people too in Toronto. I'd hate to see what it's like in the States. Seriously our subway seats are not made for the modern sized person.

I think it relates to fear of rejection. Most people prefer others to come to them. To have to sit next to someone is like a small concession that they are chasing rather than attracting.

[sweeper]

No,

But I hate it when people sit right next to me when there are plenty of other seats available.

[alv077]

Yes, God forbid you should socially interact with people you don't know. Friendliness is such a pain in the arse anyways, right?

Actually, some people are pretty much nut jobs.

I sat next to a guy who bitched about how his kids didn't love him for what felt like hours.

[iceman86]

i am not scared of ppl sitting beside me.

i am more concern about if their knee/leg touch my knee/leg.

one time on the streetcar, this dude sat next to me. i already had my legs spread out pretty wide (i need some air/comfort u know).

when he sat down he did the same thing... and i was like to myself..NO! i was here first! i get to keep my legs wide open!

but he kept his leg wide open and so i did. so we sat there for 45mins on the streetcar touching our legs... i was like damn man.. why won't he give up!

it was also hot that day might i add..:mad:

[crackheadpakman]

scared? no
I dont mind sitting with strangers but I do get offended by people who are sitting beside me that are overally abnoxious or have bad BO......especially people with BO
its disgusting

[CSR]

I hate people (males) who can't close their legs.... sorry, my balls need to breath and be as comfortable as yours, but please don't touch my legs or push mine together.

[ndrew029]

I take the subway to work and my only fear is sitting next to a fat person. I find it extremely uncomfortable. There are lots of fat people too in Toronto. I'd hate to see what it's like in the States. Seriously our subway seats are not made for the modern sized person.


I seem to be a particular favourite seat partner for plus-sized women. I'm not good at hiding the look of sheer frustration on my face either.

I hate people (males) who can't close their legs.... sorry, my balls need to breath and be as comfortable as yours, but please don't touch my legs or push mine together.

Dude, I push back all the time...no way some dude is gonna take over half of my seat because he thinks he's carrying grapefruits down there. Fight for your territory!

[jay633]

a women not so much, a guy, they usually don't want another guy sitting beside them.

[webdoctors]

i dont usually take the last seat, cause generally there's old ppl or disabled folk that need it. I find there's a lotta lazy ppl that take transit that dont give up their seat to others, so I try to leave the last seat as a buffer for those in need.

Its rare in Toronto that U can sit all by yourself.

[Orracle]

All the hot chicks come sit beside me, so I don't mind.

[mysticalinfluence]

i am not scared of ppl sitting beside me.

i am more concern about if their knee/leg touch my knee/leg.

one time on the streetcar, this dude sat next to me. i already had my legs spread out pretty wide (i need some air/comfort u know).

when he sat down he did the same thing... and i was like to myself..NO! i was here first! i get to keep my legs wide open!

but he kept his leg wide open and so i did. so we sat there for 45mins on the streetcar touching our legs... i was like damn man.. why won't he give up!

it was also hot that day might i add..:mad:

This one creepy rant and makes me cringe.

[pintobean]

Ha ha. I've got a funny story about this topic.

A few years ago I used to take the TTC to work from Finch Station to Union. One winter morning I chose to sit in the seats at the end of the train car, where there are two seats right up against the wall. I sat in the aisle seat because I wanted to stretch my legs out a bit in the aisle. Once the train got full, a lady came and pushed her way into the empty window seat beside me. She put her giant purse down on the seat against the wall and then sqeezed herself into the remaining 2/3 of the seat.

After a few seconds, the woman looked at me and asked me to move over so that she could sit more comfortably. I decided to be nice and moved over a bit. She re-adjusted herself in her seat, but when she couldn't get comfortable, she asked me to move over again. I looked at her and said that my left asscheek was already halfway off the seat. I suggested that maybe she should put her purse on the floor instead of leaving it on her seat and trying to sit beside it. She responded that the floor was wet and dirty with snow and salt. I scoffed and told her to put her purse on her lap then. She responded that she couldn't do that because the bottom of her purse was already wet and dirty from when she put her purse on the floor in the bus on the way to the subway. She said that it would stain her coat if she put the bag on her lap, so that's why she placed it on the seat beside her. I had already spoken to her more than I wanted to, but I told her that this wasn't my problem, and I refused to move anymore.

Amazingly, the woman said "fine" with a ton of attitude, and then proceeded to start leaning into me with her shoulder :eek: I was shocked at her blatant violation of my personal space. I asked her to stop pushing me, but she refused, and told me to move if I didn't like it. I was so mad, that I started to push back into her. We ended up silently pushing our shoulders into each other for the next 15 minutes, all the way to Bloor Station :lol:

When we got to Bloor, the train cleared out, and I told the woman that there were plenty of empty seats where she could move to if she wanted to sit beside her purse. She said no, and told me to go move instead. Well I refused, and so we kept quietly pushing each other for the next few minutes until she had to get off the train at King Station.

Well as we were pulling into King, the woman got up and purposely stomped on my foot really hard and then banged me in the side of the head a few times with her purse and elbow. It was obvious that she had done this on purpose, and it totally pissed me off... So I wrapped my feet around her feet, and as she stepped forward I pulled my feet back and tripped her. She went sprawling onto the wet and dirty floor and freaked out. She started screaming at me, and everyone was looking at her. I just looked at her and shrugged as she scrambled to get off the train before the doors closed.

Luckily for me (and her) we never saw each other again, and a couple of months later I moved into another house, which no longer made it feasible for me to take the TTC anymore. So I stopped riding with the rude passengers on the TTC and started riding with the much classier GO Train customers.

I now get to nap in peace every morning with ample leg room :lol: I seriously find that the passengers on the GO Trains tend to be much more considerate than TTC riders, and I'm glad that I made the switch.

[stealth]

Ha ha. I've got a funny story about this topic.

A few years ago I used to take the TTC to work from Finch Station to Union. One winter morning I chose to sit in the seats at the end of the train car, where there are two seats right up against the wall. I sat in the aisle seat because I wanted to stretch my legs out a bit in the aisle. Once the train got full, a lady came and pushed her way into the empty window seat beside me. She put her giant purse down on the seat against the wall and then sqeezed herself into the remaining 2/3 of the seat.

After a few seconds, the woman looked at me and asked me to move over so that she could sit more comfortably. I decided to be nice and moved over a bit. She re-adjusted herself in her seat, but when she couldn't get comfortable, she asked me to move over again. I looked at her and said that my left asscheek was already halfway off the seat. I suggested that maybe she should put her purse on the floor instead of leaving it on her seat and trying to sit beside it. She responded that the floor was wet and dirty with snow and salt. I scoffed and told her to put her purse on her lap then. She responded that she couldn't do that because the bottom of her purse was already wet and dirty from when she put her purse on the floor in the bus on the way to the subway. She said that it would stain her coat if she put the bag on her lap, so that's why she placed it on the seat beside her. I had already spoken to her more than I wanted to, but I told her that this wasn't my problem, and I refused to move anymore.

Amazingly, the woman said "fine" with a ton of attitude, and then proceeded to start leaning into me with her shoulder :eek: I was shocked at her blatant violation of my personal space. I asked her to stop pushing me, but she refused, and told me to move if I didn't like it. I was so mad, that I started to push back into her. We ended up silently pushing our shoulders into each other for the next 15 minutes, all the way to Bloor Station :lol:

When we got to Bloor, the train cleared out, and I told the woman that there were plenty of empty seats where she could move to if she wanted to sit beside her purse. She said no, and told me to go move instead. Well I refused, and so we kept quietly pushing each other for the next few minutes until she had to get off the train at King Station.

Well as we were pulling into King, the woman got up and purposely stomped on my foot really hard and then banged me in the side of the head a few times with her purse and elbow. It was obvious that she had done this on purpose, and it totally pissed me off... So I wrapped my feet around her feet, and as she stepped forward I pulled my feet back and tripped her. She went sprawling onto the wet and dirty floor and freaked out. She started screaming at me, and everyone was looking at her. I just looked at her and shrugged as she scrambled to get off the train before the doors closed.

Luckily for me (and her) we never saw each other again, and a couple of months later I moved into another house, which no longer made it feasible for me to take the TTC anymore. So I stopped riding with the rude passengers on the TTC and started riding with the much classier GO Train customers.

I now get to nap in peace every morning with ample leg room :lol: I seriously find that the passengers on the GO Trains tend to be much more considerate than TTC riders, and I'm glad that I made the switch.

lol...great story!

[Reign]

I give pregnant lady's my seat always, but sometimes its hard to tell if they are just fat :confused:

[alamshahid]

I give pregnant, disabled and elderly my seat all the time.

What I don't like is people standing to close in an elevator. That's what gets on my nerves. I seriously don't want some other guys ass against my hip or something. Now if it was an incredibly hot chick then I wouldn't mind; but otherwise HELL NO! lol

[pintobean]

I give pregnant lady's my seat always, but sometimes its hard to tell if they are just fat :confused:
I give up my seat to pregnant ladies and elderly people whenever I see them.
And you just reminded me of another TTC story of mine...

I had to stay late at work one night and so I missed the rush hour commute. When I was finally able to go home, I got on the subway at Union and it was only half full. A few stops later, this old Italian lady got on the train and just walked up to this guy sitting a few seats away from me. She looked at him and said "please". The guy looked at her, and assumed that she was a beggar (just like I did), so he shook his head and kept looking straight ahead. But the old woman just stood there and kept repeating "please".

After about 30 seconds, the woman started getting louder and her tone was getting a touch irritation. Finally, she yelled "SEAT PLEASE". The guy looked at her and said, "You want my seat"? She nodded yes.

It was hilarious seeing this poor young guy with a look of bewilderment on his face being forced to give up his seat to an old woman when there were literally 15-20 other empty seats on the train already. And he wasn't even sitting in the handicap seats to begin with :lol: I guess the woman was cold, and wanted a nice warm seat to sit on!

[LaserEnvy]

Well this one time a homeless man got on the front of the bus and sat a few seats away from me. He started to get agitated for no reason and started switching seats every few seconds while cursing out loud. Everyone immediately moved to the back of the bus. I wanted to show a little decency and respect so I decided to stay where I was. I probably should have joined everyone at the back because I was pretty scared.

[marcroboy]

Regular folks, not at all.

But this one time, a homeless guy walked on the bus and he literally smelled like feces. Either he pooped in his pants or he dipped his cloth in the dirtiest toilet he can find in the subway station. He sat in the corner seat in the very back of the bus. My friend and I were sitting in the middle, 2 seats away from him. I got up immediately upon smelling the stench. My friend tried to be nice and pretend that he was gonna get off. I just told him it's not like the guy cares. The whole time we were in the bus, no one was within 5 foot radius of the guy lol.

[sleepyguy]

Not really, although I do avoid usually the following;

- smelly people
- noisy teens or kids
- bunch of idiot noisy guys after a sports event
- people who talk on their cells way too loud

-sg

[angekfire]

I remember one time I was on the bus, and there was a woman sitting in a seat. Someone came and sat next to her, and she faked a spasm hitting the guy, so he moved. At the same stop, she did this to 3 guys, then a 4th sat down next to her. She tried faking it a few times, but he didn't move, so she gave up. When her stop came, she got up, and literally pushed a guy who was standing, even though he wasn't completely in her way.

[grape]

i dont rly care. if they are creepy, ill just standup n leave.

[classic_queen]

Doesn't bother me unless they are stinky etc.

What bothers me the most is when people stand WAAAAAAAAY too close to you while standing in a lineup. I was standing in a lineup yesterday to checkout at Save On Foods and some old lady was standing behind me so close that every time I moved, my purse would graze her. I kept moving around hoping she'd get the point but she didn't. I hate it when people behind me stand to close in the lineup. Totally envades the personal space rule!

[cooolway]

wow, all of y'all are a55holes. Just be courteous and nice to strangers. tripping a lady or fighting for testicle-space is just selfish and rude.
There was this one fat guy who was sitting next to me and he put his elbow on my stomach and I just told him to move his arm once. That as far as i went. One or two times, I started talking to the person sitting next to me. Two years ago, when I was in Pakistan for a vacation, everyone was talking on the bus. It absolutely unheard of for a bus to be quiet for 45 minutes like in here.

[elton5354]

wow, all of y'all are a55holes. Just be courteous and nice to strangers. tripping a lady or fighting for testicle-space is just selfish and rude.
There was this one fat guy who was sitting next to me and he put his elbow on my stomach and I just told him to move his arm once. That as far as i went. One or two times, I started talking to the person sitting next to me. Two years ago, when I was in Pakistan for a vacation, everyone was talking on the bus. It absolutely unheard of for a bus to be quiet for 45 minutes like in here.

Are you kidding? How can you be nice to a stranger if they're rude to you? I take no sh*t from no one! :D

[appleb]

I remember on a hot summer day I was on the bus, and this large fat guy sits beside me on the TTC... he took up his entire seat plus half of the seat on either side... me being on the left his sweaty armpit landed on top of my shoulder! WTF, freaking disgusting.

[45ED]

I remember on a hot summer day I was on the bus, and this large fat guy sits beside me on the TTC... he took up his entire seat plus half of the seat on either side... me being on the left his sweaty armpit landed on top of my shoulder! WTF, freaking disgusting.

Could've been worse: the two of you could've been stuck in a not moving, sardine-packed subway car during a hot and humid day. Then the two of you would've been sittin' real close... :twisted:

[shannn]

I've been sitting beside people I don't know for the past decade or so:
a) on the TTC
b) at the doc's/dent's office
c) in class
d) at job interviews
e) etc...

I know one thing for sure though, I will never sit beside someone I don't know on a Greyhound bus :-0

[45ED]

I've been sitting beside people I don't know for the past decade or so:
a) on the TTC
b) at the doc's/dent's office
c) in class
d) at job interviews
e) etc...

I know one thing for sure though, I will never sit beside someone I don't know on a Greyhound bus :-0

If you had to, sit aisle-side and near the entrance. :-0

[Riddum_Nation]

I think it's a combination of a lot of things. Usually I don't mind to stand on the subway because I find it a smooth ride all in all. There is also the fact that if older people do come on, then I rather them take the seat. Also I think someone mentioned this b4, I don't like sitting beside people or having people sit beside me that have BO and are unhygienic. I've had this happen to me when I sit down near the window and then some person sits beside me and they reek of BO or just smell plain weird, it just bothers me, it seems like some people in TO don't even wear deodorant.

[perplexed_one]

This morning I was at the doctors, waiting in the waiting room. It was almost full, every seat was taken except for one seat beside this perfectly normal looking lady.

A bit later, one guy enters. He looks at the seat, he is thinking about sitting there, but decides not too for some reason. Instead, he STANDS near the counter, looking completely awkward. So, as you can imagine, everyone is staring at him and wondering why he isn't sitting beside the lady. I wonder how the lady felt.

Anyways, I see this all the time at other places, for example, at Wonderland, people don't want to sit near others when they go on the rides.

Also, at the bus stop, people prefer to stand than sit down, because there is a chance someone might get on the bus and sit beside someone.

I've even seen people get up and stand when someone comes to sit beside them on the bus.. how awkward is that...

it's only weird when the whole place/vehicle is empty and the person decides to sit right next to you. I had that happen to me and needless to say, I was perplexed and distressed.>:(

[mkerian]

I think its a North American obsession with personal space.

You see it on public transit all the time. When the bus/subway car, whatever, starts to fill up people will first start picking seats so that they are quite far away from each other. Then people will sloloy start picking the seats that are a bit closer to someone. And finally people are forced to.....gasp!......sit directly beside someone they don't know....gasp!.....and maybe even have their clothes or bodies lightly touching. I really don't see what the big deal is....I don't see why people are so paranoid about having someone sit/stand right next to them.

In other countries, people have no issues with placing themselves right next to someone they dont know, on public transport, lets say. From my experience, some cultures don't find it weird at all.

I remember in university, a professor was talking about the above bus example I mentioned and told us about a certain country (can't remember exactly but not in the developed world) where it would be considered an insult to get onto a bus and NOT sit right next to the only person on there.

Oh here we go again...North Americans are so uptight and paranoid and blah blah blah.

Have you ever stayed outside of NA for an extended period of time, besides the stereotypical Europe trip for a summer? I have, I've lived in South America and in Europe, and the issue of people wanting their space is universal. Just because you think it's weird that people might like to have some breathing room, doesn't mean North Americans are paranoid and uptight.

As for this imaginary country, why don't you just go live there and ride the bus all day long packed like sardines, if that's such a good thing.

[45ED]

it's only weird when the whole place/vehicle is empty and the person decides to sit right next to you. I had that happen to me and needless to say, I was perplexed and distressed.>:(

Maybe the stranger was feelin' lonely...

... :twisted:

[dreamwalker]

Hah, funny thread.

A few years ago when I used to take public transit my bus of choice was the Morningside south to Ellesmere..

That bus was always packed to the brim, and once I had to take a seat next to an old homeless guy who happened to be singing and drinking Listerine, I kid you not.. he was singing about the 'Great Wheel in the Sky'.. naturally, I tried to maintain some sort of composure and not crack up, but I did end up smirking as I glanced at some other passengers on the bus and made eye contact.. it was rather strange to me how the bus driver didn't want anything to do with it.

[Firebot]

i am not scared of ppl sitting beside me.

i am more concern about if their knee/leg touch my knee/leg.

one time on the streetcar, this dude sat next to me. i already had my legs spread out pretty wide (i need some air/comfort u know).

when he sat down he did the same thing... and i was like to myself..NO! i was here first! i get to keep my legs wide open!

but he kept his leg wide open and so i did. so we sat there for 45mins on the streetcar touching our legs... i was like damn man.. why won't he give up!

it was also hot that day might i add..:mad:

In other words you like spreading your legs to feel other guys as they sit down?

[45ED]

Hah, funny thread.

A few years ago when I used to take public transit my bus of choice was the Morningside south to Ellesmere..

That bus was always packed to the brim, and once I had to take a seat next to an old homeless guy who happened to be singing and drinking Listerine, I kid you not.. he was singing about the 'Great Wheel in the Sky'.. naturally, I tried to maintain some sort of composure and not crack up, but I did end up smirking as I glanced at some other passengers on the bus and made eye contact.. it was rather strange to me how the bus driver didn't want anything to do with it.

'Least the Listerine made him smell minty fresh. An entertaining, minty-fresh, homeless drunk is better than a smelly, scary, harassing homeless drunk.

[originalnutta]

Hah, funny thread.

A few years ago when I used to take public transit my bus of choice was the Morningside south to Ellesmere..

That bus was always packed to the brim, and once I had to take a seat next to an old homeless guy who happened to be singing and drinking Listerine, I kid you not.. he was singing about the 'Great Wheel in the Sky'.. naturally, I tried to maintain some sort of composure and not crack up, but I did end up smirking as I glanced at some other passengers on the bus and made eye contact.. it was rather strange to me how the bus driver didn't want anything to do with it.

What did you expect them to do?

Join in and sing?

[Jay Hova]

Yeah, don't want to make them feel uncomfortable.

[dreamwalker]

What did you expect them to do?

Join in and sing?

Well, I thought it was illegal to be drinking alcohol on the bus.

[originalnutta]

Well, I thought it was illegal to be drinking alcohol on the bus.
He' was drinking Listerine.

[ndrew029]

He' was drinking Listerine.

But Listerine contains alcohol, which is why hobo joe was chugging it!

[originalnutta]

But Listerine contains alcohol, which is why hobo joe was chugging it!

Pretty sure you can't get arrested for drinking Listerine. They sell it to minors.

And another reason is because it's not worth the aggravation. The guy wasn't hurting anybody. He was just sitting and singing.

How many times have i had to listen to some wanna be rapper doing his best 8-mile on the bus.


Just ignore it.

[ndrew029]

Pretty sure you can't get arrested for drinking Listerine. They sell it to minors.

Just ignore it.

You're probably right. You might not get arrested for the act of drinking Listerine, but you would likely be committing an offence for public intoxication. FYI, Listerine contains 27% alcohol!

[TraLaLa]

Yes I do, because I suffer from anxiety.

[Ottomaddox]

Heh, I thought of this thread while reading this.

http://news.aol.com/article/honolulu-city-council-to-ban-body-odor/651049

If you don't want to sit beside stinky people, move to Honolulu. :lol:

[Strategy]

Heh, I thought of this thread while reading this.

http://news.aol.com/article/honolulu-city-council-to-ban-body-odor/651049

If you don't want to sit beside stinky people, move to Honolulu. :lol:

Wow! We need this in Ontario, GTA specifically :D